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G. D. EIGI-IMIE.

SHIRT.

N0. 415,905. Patented NOV. 26, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

v GEORGE D. EIGHMIE, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,905, dated November26, 1889.

Application filed May 29, 1889. Serial No 312,515. (No model.)

. Shirts, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in shirts of the class described inLetters Patent No. 173,27 5, granted to me February 8, 187 6, whereinthe bosom is attached to the shirt about an inch from the edge, so as toleave a loose or fly edge all around the bosom, beneath which thesuspenders pass when the body of the wearer is bent forward, and alsowherein the upper part of the bosom is attached to the neckband belowthe yoke, so that the pressure of the suspenders will not cause thebosom to bend or rumple. In those shirts the pieces of material formingthe bosom were laid together and then stitched near their outer edge,after which the bosom was turned inside out, and another row ofstitching put as near the outer edge as possible to give finish. Thisconstruction gave the bosom practically a sharp edge, which in timebecame rough and frayed; and, furthermore, the edge being but littlethicker than the other portions of the bosom, it was, when the bosom wasstarched and done up, but a trifle firmer, from which it resulted thatthe edge formed practically no protection from breaka e of the bosomwhen the vest (low cut) was brought into contact with it.

'lheobject of my present invention is to give the bosom a raised andfirm fly-edge, so

that while s'aid edge will lie above the sus-.

penders in the movements of the body of the wearer, as heretofore, itwill have sufficient rigidity to resist breakage when the vest isbrought into contact with it, for as the bosom is .curved inward towardthe top for attachment to the neckband, instead of being straight, aswhen designed to be attached to the yoke, the tendency of the impingingportion of the vest will be to move down the curve and thereby relievethe pressure on the edge of the bosom. I accomplish this object in themanner and by the means hereinafter de scribed.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is aplan view of a portion of ashirt having the bosom attached, partly broken out for clearillustration. Fig. 2 is also a plan view showing the bosom secured tothe neckband atanother point.

A represents the shirt-bosom, which. is in the shape of a shield, havingan inward curve on each side upward from the point marked a, so as togive the upper end the proper shape for attachment to the neckband Bindependently of the yoke Y. Around the edge of the bosom I secure acontinuous binding strip 0, of linen or cotton, but preferably thelatter, as it takes the starch better than linen. This binding gives araised and stiffened edge to the bosom, and this stiffened edge, inconnection with the peculiar shape of the upper port-ion of.the bosom,serves, in the manner above stated, to resist what downward pressure maybe exerted by the vest under the Weight of the coat. lhis would not bethe case where the bosom is attached to the yoke, for then the weight ofthe vest and coat would come directly upon the top of the bosom, andevery forward movement of the shoulder of the wearer would have atendency to break the bosom down from the top. It will be apparent thatas the bosom cannot break while its edge remains firm, and as the edgeis in this manner rendered, capable of deflecting the vest, the bosomwill under ordinary circumstances remain smooth and unbroken.

In experimenting to stiffen the edge of the bosom at the inward curve oneach side many expedients were resorted to-such as re-enforcing thebosom by an extra piece extending from the neckband to a line below thecurves, introducing a welt between the layers of the bosom at thecurves, 850.; but all those experiments proved failures on account ofthe edges of the inserted piec'es being made visible by creases formedthereby on the face of the bosom when ironed. By binding the edge of thebosom over these curves, however, I attain the end sought for in ahighly-satisfactory manner, and while I do not claim a bosom having itsedges bound per $6, I do claim the re-enforcement and consequentstilfening of the particular portions of the bosom above indicated bymeans of a binding.

I attach the upper portion of the bosom to the neckband, preferably at apoint below the yoke Y, as seen in Fig. 1; but,'if desired, it maypartially overlap the yoke and be attached to the neckband alone, asseen in Fig. 2, so that in either case the attachment will beindependent of the yoke, and I secure it to the body D of the shirt by arow of stitches s at about an inch (more or less) from its edge, as andfor the purpose set forth in my patent alluded to.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is r In a shirt, the combination, with ashirtbody having the usual neckband and yoke,

of a shield-shaped bosom having an inward curve on each side near itsupper end, and provided with a binding on its edge extending from theupper end of the bosom to a point below said curves, the bosom beingsecured tothe body by stitches a short distance from its edge, and tothe neckband independently of the yoke, substantially as described, andfor the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in 2 5 presence of twowitnesses.

- GEORGE D. EIGHMIE.

"Witnesses:

WM. HUNTER MYERs, G. W. BALLOCH.

